I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The law in Athens is true in Rome

The law in Athens is true in Rome

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if...

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more...

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Endless money forms the sinews of war.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

The cultivation of the mind is a kind of food supplied for the soul of...

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

When money's tight and hard to get - and your horse is also ran, When...

When money's tight and hard to get - and your horse is also ran, When...

It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will...

It's God's will for you to live in prosperity instead of poverty. It's God's will...